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March 28, 2023

5 pm to 6 pm PT

Frances Coronel

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@Frances Coronel⁠

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https://join.butter.us/frances-coronel/formation-latinx-frg⁠

Agenda

intros and connecting on LinkedIn (15 minutes)

name, what your current goal is, what you like to do for fun on the weekends, and 1 cool fact about yourself

e.g. Frances - team lead - scuba diving - corgi mom of two

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review coda docs (10 min)

navigating the current market as Latinx engineer (10 minutes)

what are folks struggling with

sharing ideas on how Formation can be more inclusive (10 minutes)

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fun networking (15 min)

Recap

Participants

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ParticipantList-20230328-1800

Name

First join at

Duration in session (minutes)

chiara

5:04:11 PM

56.53

Patricia

5:06:06 PM

54.60

Heriberto Roman

5:07:54 PM

52.78

Fernando

5:03:21 PM

57.35

Gerardo

5:04:31 PM

56.20

Sofia Molina

5:06:05 PM

54.62

sebastián

5:02:48 PM

57.92

Brian Hernandez

5:03:12 PM

57.40

Jess

5:02:48 PM

57.93

Roy Garcia

5:03:20 PM

57.33

Juan

5:06:08 PM

54.58

Martin Morales

5:10:12 PM

50.47

Julio

5:06:05 PM

54.63

Frances Coronel

5:00:30 PM

60.20

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Navigating current job market as Latinx engineer

What are we struggling with?

finding motivation given current tech climate

getting experience

landing a job

networking

explaining resume gap

aligning my current full-stack engineer experience with what larger companies are looking for

getting past the auto rejection email

getting over past trauma of job hunt

language and cultural comprehension

interviewing process

finding entry level position that doesn’t require 5 years of experience

finding open source projects to contribute to for juniors

How can we help each other?

accountability partners

connect on LinkedIn

referrals

Huntr tool

Simplify Chrome extension

hype each other up on LinkedIn

optimize your LinkedIn

keyword optimize for roles you want

update profile with courses you take

add location to profile

keep profile open for jobs

reach out to recruiters via LinkedIn messages after applying

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How to make Formation more inclusive for Latinx

guest speakers from the industry that are Latinx

teach these recruiting and networking skills to younger/aspiring engineers in college

outreach to Hispanic serving institutions

partner with more organizations that cater to Latinx folks (e.g. Latinas in Tech)

associate with companies/foundations that can provide opportunities for Latinx whether that is in the form of events/scholarships/job opportunities

share with fellows that they don’t need to just go for companies that have heavy DSA questions (since that biases towards folks with that CS background or those who grind on Leetcode)

share virtual Latinx focused events in a dedicated place

the onboarding in general is overwhelming... I’m glad that the Coda document is so detailed, but it can be a lot

recruit/hire more Latinx engineers (I know this is harder than it sounds)

teach algorithms from a math agonistic perspective to better compensate for gaps in our educational backgrounds (how I learned math in my home country is not taught the same as math in USA)

something I really liked about my coding bootcamp was that they provided a subscription to Treehouse so maybe something like that would help students learn on their own if they don’t have a CS background

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